Hanger support



\IV. STADER HANGER SUPPORT March 14, 195@ Filed May 10, 1949 William Sfader Patented Mar. 14, 1951) UNITED STATTEFS"PAT ENT OFFICE HANGER SUPPORT William .Stader, Perkasie', Pa. Application May 10, 1949,.Seria'l No.i92',457'

This inventionrelates to novel and useful improvements in supports of the type adapted to retain coat hangers.

This is a continuation-in partof my co-pending application Serial No. 651,895 which was filed on March 4, 1946, now U. S. Patent 2,484,535, dated October 11, 1949, and which" is entitled Selfclosing clothes hangeranddoor-knocker.

An objectof thi'sin-vention is to retain a coat hanger support member in the substantially hori zontal position by the weight of the-coat hanger and the clothes thereon, the member being held in place by means of an improved fastener which is adapted for attachment with the upper edge of a vehicle window and which has means included la? therewith for retaining the base -to which the hanger holding member is attached, in the vertical position notwithstanding the slight angularity ofthe vehicle window with respect to the vertical.

Another object of this invention is to prevent the chipping of the-upper edge-of a window of a vehicle to which the deviceisiattachedlbymeans of a flexible member, preferablyresilient which is carried by the .iastener for holding the device in place on the windowuppe'r edge.

Ancillary objects andfeatures will become apparent in following the description of the preferred form of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a part of a vehicle having the device attached thereto, showing it in the operative position, that is, with the hanger and clothes disposed thereon;

Figure 2 is an elevational side view of the device showing it in the closed position; and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1 and in the direction of the arrows.

In my co-pending application there is a subcombination of the more comprehensive assemblage, illustrated, described and claimed. I have improved this sub-combination by the addition of a fastening element which retains the device in the operative position on the upper edge of a vehicle window it and has many inherent advantages.

A base I 2 is used and includes a channel member which has a web portion I4 together with substantially parallel legs l6 and I8, respectively. A coat hanger receiving member is of substantially the same length as the base 12. This hanger receiving member has a front 22 and substantially parallel sides 24 and 26, respectively.

around the pivot 'pin 2t and which has opposite endsengagingorreactingon the web l4 and the front 22 (Figured);

A'pair of spaced openings 3% and 36,-respectively, are supplied intheweb M. The lower opening has a rivet 3-8 orother suitable equivalent therein fastening a suction cup ie on the exterior backsurfa'ce of the web I l. The upper opening-or aperture '36 has a rivet 4'4 or asuitable equivalent passed therethrough, holding the windowupp'er "edge'fasten'ing means or bracket 48 in place'so-that it-extends-beyond and above the upper edge of the base i2.

Coat hanger hookreceiving'notches'fib, 52 and 54 respectively, are formed in the upper edges of the upstanding coat hanger hook receiving member for thepurpose of accommodating the hook 560i the-coat hanger as disclosed in Figure 1.

At the lower part of the web I l intermediate the sides thereof there is a bent portion 50 which cooperates with the bent portion 62 of the front 22 in order to form a stop for limiting the pivotal movement of the front with respect to the base.

For the purpose of providing a smooth finish there is an inturned portion of the substantially channel-shaped front 213 seen at M which substantially closes the otherwise open top part of the channel-shaped member 2%) when the device is in the closed or inoperative position (Figure 2).

The fastening means 68 consists of a strap 68 which has one end fastened between the legs l6 and I8 by means of the rivet 44. The general configuration of the strap 68 is U-shaped, having a bight l0. At the extreme end of the strap 68 there is a smoothly curved extension i2 serving the purpose of a guide for insertion of the strap over the upper edge of the window ii].

A flexible bumper 14, which may be a simple resilient length of hose or other type of block, is disposed in the bight l0 and engages the upper edge of the window In to prevent marring, chipping and other destruction to the window.

In a great number of vehicles the window in the rear of the vehicle on which it is recommended that the device be used, is sloped or angled slightly with respect to the vertical. Accordingly, the side edges of the strap 68 in the portion between the rivet of the bight are bent inwardly, these bent portions being indicated at 18 and 88, respectively. They are so angled that together with the defective thickness of the suction cup, the base 12 is held in the substantially vertical position and consequently, due to the construction of the stop between the base and the coat hanger hook receiving member, the said coat hanger hook receiving member is retained horizontal.

After the device is inserted over the upper edge of a window pane or other suitable element in a vehicle, the operation thereof is considered obvious. By merely pulling the coat hanger holding member 20 downwardly about the pivot pin 28 as an axis and against the opposition of the spring 30, the weight of the hanger together with the clothing thereon holds the coat hanger receiving member in the substantially horizontal position. Upon removal of the load therefrom the spring 30 snaps or forcibly urges the coat hanger receiving member to the nested position with respect to the base l2.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A coat hanger retainer comprising a base which is substantially channel-shape and includes a web together with substantially parallel leg portions, a coat hanger receiving member disposed in nested relationship with said base, said member including a front substantially fiat member and substantially parallel upstanding sides, said sides being disposed between said leg portions, a pivot pin extending through said leg portions and said sides, spring means operatively connected with said baseand said member opposing the pivotal operation of said member with respect to said base, said sides having notches in the upper edges thereof to receive coat hanger hooks, and means attached at the upper edge of said web portion for detachably securing said base to the upper edge portion of a window inclined from the vertical, said last mentioned means including a strap having a bight therein, a flexible member disposed in said bight spacing said bight from the upper edge portion of the window, and

inwardly bent portions on said strap between said bight and the upper edge of said base adapted to engage the inside surface of said window, and a suction cup fixed to the base for engagement with the window, the effective thickness of the suction cup and the bent portions of said strap cooperating to retain said base in the substantially vertical position compensating for the angularity of the window with respect to the vertical.

2. A coat hanger retainer adapted to be supported on a vehicle window which is disposed at a slight angle with respect to a vertical plane, said attachment comprising a base and a coat hanger supporting member pivotally secured to said base, means forming a stop to hold the supporting member at substantially right angles to said base, a bracket secured to said base with means for releasably securing said base to the window, means operatively connected with said base for retaining said base at a slight angle with respect to the angularity of the window for holding said base spaced slightly from said window and in the vertical position, said last-mentioned means comprising side portions of said bracket which project inwardly toward the vehicle window, and a suction cup secured to said base at a position remote from said bracket, the thicknesses of said suction cup and said portions of said bracket cooperating to hold the base substantially vertical.

WILLIAM STADER.

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